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CSEA Executive
Statewide Officers
President Danny Donohue in touch with
Work Force
ISSN 1522-1091
Official publication of
CSEA Local 1000, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
143 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY 12210-2303
Danny Donohue, President
STEPHEN A. MADARASZ
The
Communications Director & Publisher
LOU HMIELESKI
Executive Editor
JANICE GAVIN
Associate Editor
JANICE M. KUCSKAR
Graphic Production Specialist
BETH MCINTYRE
Communications Assistant
Vice President
Mary E. Sullivan
Secretary
Denise Berkley
Treasurer
Joe McMullen
CSEA Region Officers
Long Island Region
President
Nick LaMorte
3 Garet Place
Commack, N.Y.
11725
Metropolitan Region
President
Lester Crockett
125 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor
New York, N.Y.
10038
Southern Region
President
Billy Riccaldo
569 State Route 52
Beacon, N.Y.
12508
Capital Region
President
Kathy Garrison
1 Lear Jet Lane, Suite #2
Latham, N.Y.
12110
Central Region
President
Colleen Wheaton
6595 Kirkville Road
East Syracuse, N.Y.
13057
Western Region
President
Flo Tripi
120 Pineview Drive
Amherst, N.Y.
14228
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The
Work Force
Resolve to make
a difference in 2015
Make no mistake about it —
2015 is a year of change.
You can just feel it coming in our
communities, in our economy and
in our political system.
But the outcomes are far from
certain.
That means that CSEA
members have a choice — you
can lay back and let things
happen, or you can get involved
and help influence the situation.
My hope is that you will
play an active part because it
will surely help produce better
results.
There are no shortages of
challenges in front of us —
making sure that elected officials
make good choices that put
people and communities first,
having an economy that works
for everyone and ensuring social
justice and fairness, to name just
a few areas.
These are challenges that
won’t simply resolve themselves
without good people standing
together for what’s right.
None of us should be on the
sidelines when there is so much
at stake and there are so many
different ways that each of us can
contribute.
Here are some simple
suggestions about ways you can
change the course of the year
ahead and make a difference:
1. Register to vote. If you
already are registered, sign up a
co-worker, friend or neighbor.
2. Learn about an issue
affecting your community and get
involved to help resolve it.
3. Do something to make
yourself healthier — whether
it’s eating better, changing bad
habits, exercising, reducing
stress, etc. It will help you feel
better and be more effective.
Need some help in pursuing
these actions? There are more
than a few resources and ideas
available at the CSEA website and
Facebook pages.
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